CHP: Traffic collision causes major injuries near Orick

A 17-year-old female suffered major injuries Sunday after the driver of a Toyota pickup drove too fast around a curve north of Davidson Road on Highway 101 near Orick and hit a Ford pickup.

Fortuna resident David Johnson, 42, was heading southbound on 101 when he veered into the northbound lane and hit the right side of Haines, Alaska, resident Mark Hall's pickup, according to a California Highway Patrol press release.

The female, who was in the Toyota pickup with Johnson, was transported to Mad River Community Hospital for her injuries, the release said. Neither Hall nor Johnson were injured.

A portion of 101 near Orick was restricted to one-way controlled traffic for about an hour until the northbound lane could be cleared.